The Dillon tribune., 1887-02-11
THE PARK EXPEDITIONS
Danger Of the National! farA tAr'"'''s
Party.

t,on IN. /ndetcndcnk i. i icarnen that
FL. HAYNES has returned from ms r"'~
cxncdi,ion. 1t will be remembered mat ne
Gu, loose from Schwa,ka at Norris has'''
a,d proceeded witt, three selected men 10
accomplish what nc went there 70 oo' anu
what Mr.. Schwa:ks igno'ninoi'', tailed
in. IN the upper basin Mr.. Haynes se'
cured negative. ot all the great scysers 10
crun,;on and there found many beaut'tu1
and interesting scenes which only exist IN
mid. winter. 4, the falls they found the
great cataract bridgcd BY thick sheet o.
ice, which projected several feet beyond
the prccipicc, shielding from v'e" the
water ~ its brcak-necs plunge 10 tue
chasm below. From Point Lookout a
GOOD view was had, bu, Mr.. Haynes zen
turcsoncncss led him to the very bottom
Of the canyon to examine and photograph
a beaa.iful arch Of ice that had formed
across the river from the spray Of '"e falls
rh;. arch was so strong and firm that II
bore his weigh. and he obtained pho'o
rraph of the falls from the bottom OF 'ne
river. while Mr.. Schwatka visited 'he
Falls hotel. he did no. 20 10 them and
knows comparatively nothing Of the mar
vclous beauty they now present Mr.
Haynes and party returned 'ia the Mount
Washburn trail, and accompanied by his
escort, LETT the Falls hotel early IN the
morning, expecting to reach fancey 5 the
same day. The party left all o' their bag
yare behind and only took with them two
biscuits each. They reached the sn''''n't
of Mount Wa>hDurn about O'Clock and
we're descending ..hen a binding blizzard
sci. in and ,hcv were compelled TO stop ard
20 into camp With their snow shoes
they scoopcd out hole in the sno"
about four feet square in which they Kin
died iire to keep from freezing, the wealth
er at this high altitude being intensely cold.
Gradually the fire melted the snow "'t''
globc.shaped hollow WAS formed which
afforded fair shelter for them in the alb.
sencc Of a tent. In this alcovc o: snow
they passed the balance Of the day and
the night waiting for the storm to subsiie'
In the morning tho storm had ceased, but a
dense fog had prevailed, and the party 80:
their bca. .ngs and again set out for fan
ccy'.. They travelled all day in the fog
making about twenty miles, and nigh
again overlook then, in tho mountains
Hungry and fa,igued they prepared an
other camp the same as on the previous
night. and waited the dawn Of another
day. The morning broke clear and by 90
ing to the top OF the ridge they discovered
that they were within a very short dis
,ance Of where they canpcd :hc nigh
previous Without food and very veal
the party, with true courage and fortitude
Eroke camp and again set out for fanccy's
which place they fortunately reached abou
3p M; where they received all the a.teu
ton it va. possible to extend them. The
drank freely Of no, coffee for few hou'
before 2ar,aking Of food, and On ,he mex
morning were able to proceed to Nam
moth Ho, Springs Thus the party, witt
out food, shelter Or sleep, put in three day
and .wo night, in the vicinity Of Mouy
Washhmn, and ,he trip was made doubl
pcrlous from the fact that snow slides ~cl
freqacn, and every minute they cspcctc
TO be swrp; into eternity by one oi them.